GRE Word List

RIDDLE

a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum

The meaning of the word riddle is a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum.

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checkeredmarked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
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crescendoa gradual increase
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor